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2024 Best General Special Education Schools in Rhode Island

4 Colleges in Rhode Island
113 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
General Special Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Special Education Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 113 degrees in general special education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Special Education School

Best General Special Education Schools in Rhode Island Your choice of general special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Special Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Special Education Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for General Special Education in Rhode Island

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the teaching students with disabilities degree levels they offer.

Top Rhode Island Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities

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Providence crest
Providence College
Providence, RI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
43 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general special education needs to look into Providence College. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.

There were roughly 43 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Providence College

2
RIC crest
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In RI

Any student pursuing a degree in general special education needs to look into Rhode Island College. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were approximately 29 general special education students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Rhode Island College

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In RI

Salve Regina University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general special education. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 686th out of 2,217 schools for overall quality nationwide.

There were approximately 19 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Salve Regina University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In RI

Roger Williams University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general special education. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #580 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RWU is a great university overall.

There were about 15 general special education students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Roger Williams University


 

Best General Special Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Special Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 677
Connecticut 538 341
Maine 396 67
New Hampshire 395 32
Vermont 352 38

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General Special Education is one of 17 different types of Special Education programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Teaching Students with Disabilities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Special Education & Teaching 14
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 8
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 6
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 1

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